SR-71 BlackbirdDescription:Developed for the CIA as a reconnaissance aircraft more than 40 years ago, SR-71s are still the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft. The aircraft can fly more than 2200 mph (Mach 3+ or more than three times the speed of sound) and at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. As research platforms, the aircraft can cruise at Mach 3 for more than one hour. Additional facts and information. Music: Bladerunner Soundtrack - 'Rachel's Song'. Large FileVersion:Filesize: 0 bytesAdded on: 27-Dec-2007 Downloads: 27308 Rating: 9.0 (27 Votes)Rate Resource | Details | Comments (2)

SR-71 BlackbirdDescription:The SR-71 remains the world's fastest and highest-flying production aircraft, capable of Mach 3+ at altitudes of over 85,000 feet. In flight the titanium skin is heated to 500°C and expands by 15cm. The fuselage has longtitudinal creases to absorb this heat expansion but unsealed tanks leak fuel while on the ground. The Pratt & Whitney J-58 enigines start flight as turbojets, then become ramjets above Mach 1.6, requiring a steep dive due to anaemic low speed peformance. The SR-71's JP-7 fuel is used as a coolant and lubricant during flight, and contains caesium to mask the radar signature of the exhaust plume. Music: Trentemoller - Take Me Into Your SkinVersion:Filesize: 31.15 MBAdded on: 20-May-2009 Downloads: 19723 Rating: 9.0 (43 Votes)Rate Resource | Details | Comments (6)

F-111 AardvarkDescription:
The F-111 is a supersonic multipurpose tactical fighter bomber capable of operational from tree-top level to 60,000 feet carrying conventional or nuclear weapons . The two crew members sit side-by-side in a pressurized cockpit module that serves as an emergency escape vehicle and as a survival shelter on land or water. Seen here executing a "dump&burn" to dispose of excess fuel.Version:Filesize: 2.49 MBAdded on: 11-Jul-2006 Downloads: 15017 Rating: 4.0 (3 Votes)Rate Resource | Details

The P-51 MustangDescription:The P-51 Mustang was a long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that served with the Allied air forces during WW2. It flew mostly as a bomber escort in raids over Germany, ensuring air superiority from early 1944. The Mustang also served during the Korean War as a fighter, then in a ground attack role. The definitive version of the fighter was powered by the Packard V-1650-3, a two-stage two-speed supercharged 12-cylinder version of the legendary Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and armed with six .50 caliber Browning machine guns. It is in my opinion the most aesthetically pleasing of all the WW2 fighters. Music: Raidiohead - 'Weird Fishes'.Version: VP6-E Filesize: 54.03 MBAdded on: 15-Feb-2008 Downloads: 10448 Rating: 9.0 (10 Votes)Rate Resource | Details

The XB-70 ValkyrieDescription: The XB-70 Valkyrie was a nuclear-armed bomber designed for the USAF's SAC in the 1950s. A 6-engined aircraft able to fly at Mach 3 at high altitudes (74,000 ft), which would have allowed it to avoid defending interceptors, the only effective anti-bomber weapon at that time. The cost of the aircraft ($1.5Bn USD), the development of ICBMs and the first effective anti-aircraft missiles led to the cancellation of the program in 1961. More info. Music: David Axelrod - "Holy Thursday". Version:Filesize: 14.04 MBAdded on: 12-Sep-2008 Downloads: 10039 Rating: 8.0 (23 Votes)Rate Resource | Details